Would like to hear from all the DUI CF200 owners?

[sheck33]

sold mine, never liked it much. Will never buy a crushed neoprene or DUI suit ever again.

 

[Jackknife]

sheck33 once bubbled...
sold mine, never liked it much. Will never buy a crushed neoprene or DUI suit ever again.

What was wrong with it that caused you to do this. Which suit, and what did you not like about it?

 

[sheck33]

What i dont like about anything neoprene is the fact that it is heavy and takes forever to dry.
what i didnt like about my CF200 is that after about a mere 150 dives i had zipper problems and an array of other leaks. And i do take care of my dive gear. I have a polar bear shell suit i bought 15 years ago and have a lot of dives on, that suit still has the original zipper, never leaked once.
One last thing i did not like about the CF200 is the neoprene socks you have to use rockboots with.

just my experiences, i am by no means saying DUI drysuits are bad, the suit just didnt agree with me

 

[Jackknife]

Well, as long as you feel you've gotten another one that can accomodate your needs, you should be good to go.

 

[Jackknife]

globaldiver once bubbled...
The leaks were not very bad, a couple of leaks at the seams in the legs, thats all. It is normally no major issue, but it is a different matter if you are diving in 28 degree farenheit water, which I was doing at the time.

The leaks were found by plugging the neck & wrist seals and inflating the suit with air. When the leaking part was submerged in water, bubbles came out. It can also be verified with soap & water to look for bubble formation. Another method is to fill the suit with water and look for leaks.

The suit was sent back to DUI who repaired it promptly.

One of the only downsides with this suit are that it is heavier when wet (carrying after a dive) and takes longer to dry compared to a TLS 350, but I have never found this to be a problem.

Anders

Oxycheq sells drysuit clamps that you use to clamps the wrists and neck seal so that you can properly check for leaks. Good investment for drysuit maintenance.